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  2. Conservatism in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The post-war consensus included a belief in Keynesian economics, [27] a mixed economy with the nationalisation of major industries, the establishment of the National Health Service and the creation of the modern welfare state in Britain. The policies were instituted by all governments, both Labour and Conservative, in the post-war period.

  3. Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia

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    Other policies have included doubling the free hours of childcare for working parents of three and four-year-olds from 15 hours to 30 hours a week during term-time, although parents can reduce the number of hours per week to 22 and spread across 52 weeks of the year. The government also introduced a policy to fund 15 hours a week of free ...

  4. History of the Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia

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    The Party of Patriotism: The Conservative Party and the First World War (Ashgate, 2010) Laybourn, Keith. British political leaders: a biographical dictionary (2001). Powell, David. British Politics, 1910–1935: The Crisis of the Party System (2004) Ramsden, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics (2005) excerpt and ...

  5. Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)

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    The modern political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began when Margaret Thatcher gained power in 1979, giving rise to 18 years of Conservative government. . Victory in the Falklands War (1982) and the government's strong opposition to trade unions helped lead the Conservative Party to another three terms in govern

  6. Britain’s embattled Conservative government has a new target ...

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    Pepe Di’lasio, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders and a headteacher at a school in northern England, told CNN the plans were, in his view, driven by “a ...

  7. Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) - Wikipedia

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    From Anger to Apathy: The Story of Politics, Society and Popular Culture in Britain since 1975(2008) excerpt; Marr, Andrew. A History of Modern Britain (2009); covers 1945–2005. Marr, Andrew. Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged (2021), covers 1945 to 2020.. Sampson, Anthony. The Essential Anatomy of Britain: Democracy in Crisis (1992 ...

  8. Britain's Conservative government sought to regain the political initiative Wednesday with a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals that it hopes will bolster its chances in a national ...

  9. Electoral history of the Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia

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    In the 1931 general election, the Conservatives earned their best result to date, by vote share (55.5%) and seat number (474). [16] In the post-war era, the 1983 general election was the most successful for the Conservatives in terms of seats won (397), whereas 1955 was the most successful election for vote share (49.7%). [ 16 ]